Monster

ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice New York Times Notable ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Publishers Weekly Best Book ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers National Book Award Finalist Bulletin Blue Ribbon (The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books) Horn Book Fanfare Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor Book Coretta Scott King Honor (Author) Kentucky Bluegrass Award Book Sense Pick Michael L. Printz Award This New York Times bestselling novel from acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers tells the story of Steve Harmon, a teenage boy in juvenile detention and on trial. Presented as a screenplay of Steve's own imagination, and peppered with journal entries, the book shows how one single decision can change our whole lives. Monster is a multi-award-winning, provocative coming-of-age story that was the first-ever Michael L. Printz Award recipient, an ALA Best Book, a Coretta Scott King Honor selection, and a National Book Award finalist. Monster is now a major motion picture called